Protect County Record
Systems from Uncontrolled Bots

A Practical Initiative for Recorders, Clerks & Local Abstractors

Public Records Safety works with county administrators and local abstractors to help safeguard public record portals, maintain system performance, support privacy compliance, and preserve responsible data access.

AI Access
to County Records

Public Records Safety works with county administrators and local abstractors to help safeguard public record portals, maintain system performance, support privacy compliance, and preserve responsible data access.

Challenges
Counties Are Facing

Increasing Portal Traffic from AI

Unregulated automated systems can overload search portals, degrade performance, and disrupt service for staff and constituents.

Privacy & Compliance Risks

Automated extraction can unintentionally capture protected data fields subject to redaction or statutory protection.

Loss of Local Data Stewardship

Bulk scraping may undermine licensing frameworks and remove incentives for responsible access.

Workforce Impact Job Loss

Local abstractors and title professionals rely on sustainable, structured access to public records.

Why This Initiative Matters

County public record systems are essential infrastructure for real estate, legal processes, lending operations, and public transparency. However, automated scraping and bulk data extraction are creating new operational and policy challenges.

This initiative helps counties:

  • Reduce system strain caused by uncontrolled bots
  • Improve cybersecurity posture and monitoring visibility
  • Support compliance with victim privacy laws such as Marsy’s Law
  • Protect legitimate data licensing and cost-recovery programs
  • Maintain fair and sustainable access for professional researchers and local abstractors

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